The leaked documents reveal major weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry, air defense, battalion strength and readiness at a critical time in the war.
Ukraine’s military-political command has changed some of its military plans due to the leak of secret American documents. This was reported on Sunday, April 9, by CNN, citing a source close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It has been noted that secret documents from the Pentagon, published online in recent weeks, show how the US spies on both allies and adversaries, much to the concern of US officials, who fear that these revelations could endanger sensitive resources. and compromise important international relations.
Some of the original documents reveal the extent of US wiretapping of key allies, including South Korea, Israel and Ukraine.
Others reveal the extent of US infiltration of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian PMC Wagner, primarily through intercepted communications and human sources, which may now be cut off or compromised.
Others expose major weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry, air defenses, battalion strength and readiness at a critical time in the war, when Ukrainian forces are preparing to launch a counteroffensive against the Russians — and how the US and Ukraine began to build more trust. relationship in the area of intelligence sharing.
The Pentagon has launched an “interagency effort” to assess the impact of the leak, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Sunday.
He added that US officials spoke with allies and partners over the weekend about the leak and briefed “relevant congressional committees.”
The leak also forced the Pentagon to tighten its controls over the flow of such top-secret documents, often available to hundreds of government people, officials said.
Many of the documents are marked to indicate they were produced by the Joint Staff intelligence unit known as J2 and appear to be briefing documents.
Earlier, the American edition of the New York Times reported that allegedly classified documents appeared on Twitter and Telegram with details of plans by the United States and NATO to strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine ahead of the planned counteroffensive. According to the publication, the Pentagon is allegedly investigating who may be behind the “leakage” of the documents. Soon after, the United States announced a new leak of a batch of secret documents describing US national security principles. The documents relate to the war in Ukraine, China and the Middle East.
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Source: korrespondent
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